Our region’s coaches will have access to some excellent insight and development in Mackay at the 2026 NQ & CQ Coaching Conference, with the biennial event to be delivered by Swimming Queensland in conjunction with NQ & CQ Swimming on Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th August.
In addition to a fantastic networking occasion for our coaches located across the vast NQ & CQ area, the content of the conference & workshops will involve special guests from varied backgrounds and stages in their coaching careers. Many thanks to Barry Prime (SQ) for organising this event for our regions.
Key Note Speakers for this year’s event:
Ryo Kito (Head Coach / Cairns Stingrays SC)
Cheryl Baty (Age Group Coach / Miami SC)
Michaela Pattinson (Age Group Mentor Coach / Carlile SC)
Greg Salter (Regional Coaching Advisor / Swimming NSW)
Bookings are now open for this event, with entries closing on Saturday 18th July 2026. CQSA provide financial assitance through our development funding, so please reach out for more information. CQSA greatly encourage all coaches to take up this opportunity which will benefit our CQ coaches, swimmers & clubs.